Temporary relief has come the way of detained ex-Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar as a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) granted him bail on Wednesday at N100million. Justice Peter Kekemeke granted Umar […]
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Litigation news, court judgments, procedural developments, case updates and analysis from Nigerian courts and tribunals.
By Saheed Adigun An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo on Wednesday, remanded a 73-year-old man, Olarenwaju Hamid, in prison for alleged sexual abuse of a teenager and attempting to procure an abortion. The defendant, whose plea was not taken by […]
By Edith Nwapi The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment in appeals challenging the Federal High Court’s decision ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five opposition political parties. The parties are the African Democratic […]
Atiku Abubakar has launched a legal fightback after the Court of Appeal invalidated congresses conducted by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress. The ADC presidential candidate has instructed his legal team to approach the Supreme Court […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced Muhammad Sani, an associate of Danranmi, a notorious bandit who supplies arms and ammunition to kidnappers and bandits, to 20 years’ imprisonment. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, convicted Sani, who […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, Bello Bodejo, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the determination of his bail application. Justice […]
A former staff of Access Bank in Lagos, Chinonso Akujobi, has been remanded in Ikoyi prison after she was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N294.5m. Akujobi who is being prosecuted by the Economic […]
By Innocent Anaba NASCO Town Limited has appealed the judgment of the Lagos State High Court voiding the Federal Government’s acquisition of about 292 hectares of land and has warned members of the public against engaging in any transaction involving […]
By Akin Kuponiyi The presiding judge of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Justice Rahman Oshodi, on Thursday dismissed objections raised by former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over the admissibility of extra-judicial statements […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, on Thursday remanded the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar, in Kuje prison. Justice Peter Kekemeke gave the remand […]